MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

The MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) was introduced at Apple's 'One More Thing' event on 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10), and is one of the first Macs to feature Apple Silicon as part of the transition from x86_64-based Intel processors.

It was made available for preorder on 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10), and for purchase on 17 November 2020 (2020-11-17).

The firmware identifier is MacBookPro17,1.

Application Processor

This model of the MacBook Pro uses the M1 SoC.

Operating System

• First Release: 11.0 (20A2411)
• Latest Release: 14.5 (23F79)
• Latest Beta Release: 14.5 RC (23F79)

Specifications

Color options

• Silver or Space Gray

Processor, Memory and Storage options

• Processor: M1 with 8-core GPU
• Memory: 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X-4266 (68.256 GB/s)
• Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Size and Weight

• Size: 0.61 inches (1.56 cm) (height) x 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) (width) x 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) (depth)
• Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)

Display

• Retina display
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

Camera

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

Input

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
  • Touch Bar
  • Touch ID sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures

Audio

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Dolby Atmos playback
• Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5mm headphone jack

Display Support

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

Charging and Expansion

• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
• 3.5mm headphone jack

Wireless

• Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
    IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery and Power

• Built-in 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
  • Current: 5,103 mA⋅h
  • Power: 58.2 W⋅h
  • Voltage: 11.41 V
• 61W USB-C Power Adapter

External Links

MacBook Pro 13" on Apple's website
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) on Wikipedia